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What are two things you need to check if your computer is not working?

1) Is it plugged in?

2) Does it have viruses? If it does, you may need to restore your system files.

3) What part is not working? (Is it the software or the hardware?)

4) Is your computer out of space? If your computer has a full memory, you might need to uninstall any computer games that are unnecessary or unused. You may also have to do a disk defragmenter or a disk clean-up to get more space.

What types of batteries are use for portable computers?

Laptops are powered by several different types of batteries. These batteries provide direct-current power to your laptop.

Lithium-ion: This is the type of battery you want to have in your laptop. This type is lightweight and performs better than the other types of batteries. Unlike NiCad or NiMH batteries, lithium-ion batteries don't have the dreaded memory effect." The memory effect is the property of nickel-cadmium batteries that causes them to lose their capacity for full recharging if they are discharged repeatedly the same amount and then recharged without overcharge before they have fully drained. There's usually a rapid-charging option with lithium-ion batteries, which is good when you're in a time crunch. Finally, this type of battery is more environmentally friendly than the other types.

Two older types of batteries, once popular in portable computers, are nickel-cadmium (NiCad) and nickel-metal hydride (NiMH). The NiCad isn't often considered for laptops these days because it suffered unpleasantly from The Dreaded Memory Effect. A NiMH battery is longer lasting than a NiCad, but it too woefully suffers from The Dreaded Memory Effect.

  • You can confirm which type of battery your laptop has by looking at its label. See the next section.

  • A few laptop computers out there are still using NiMH batteries. This is fine, of course, but you might want to check to see whether you can find a battery upgrade to the Li-ion type.

  • To prolong the life of a NiMH battery, I recommend fully discharging it every so often. For example, after you use, drain, and recharge the NiMH battery about four times (or so), do a complete drain and then recharge it again. That should help the battery last a bit longer.

  • Your laptop might have two additional batteries inside. A secondary, alkaline battery inside is used to power the laptop's internal clock. An optional third battery keeps things powered for the minute or so that it takes you to swap out a spent main battery with a fresh one. See the section "Love that spare battery," later in this chapter.

Does Disk Defragment makes your computer faster?

Yes.. it reduces the time taken by the Hard drive to search for a file . thus, improving performance..

when you delete files and copy/make new ones.. they may appear sorted ( as in folders and disk drives).. but inside the Hard drive they are not in the same place but scattered over the magnetic disks (platters).

So when you open a program.. the hard disk has to look for the essential files all over the platters and hard disks have 1 - 3 platters.. so searching all of them is time taking

after the Defrag all the files are organised and when u open the same program the hard drive has to look only in one location to get all the essential files..reducing access time.

What is better Ipod touch or laptop and why?

laptop because you can do more stuff and both are portable

What computer towers are available for gaming computers?

Some of the more popular brands are AVADirect Core 2 SLI, FalconNortwest Mach V, and Dell XPS 730 H2C.

What is the most important part of the computer?

There is no single part of a computer that is more important than another. A computer needs all the parts in order to run. If one is missing the computer wont work correctly or at all. It is like many other machines, if one even small piece is missing or not installed correctly the computer won't work. If I had to choose just one though I would probably have to say the Processor.

Do all of the computer companies have help desks?

It is hard to give a definite answer to this question, because ALL computer companies covers a great deal of companies. However, most companies, including computer companies, have a help desk, or an FAQ section for customers to receive assistance.

Is the electronic and mechanical peripheral device that make up a computer?

they are the printer, graphic scanner, light pen, plotters, mouse, trackball, magnetic ink, printer ribbon, printer papers, printing ink & toner, diskettes etc

the device is the hardware

What is a card inside a notebook that converts voltage to CPU core voltage?

What is a card inside a notebook that converts voltage to CPU core voltage?

What are the ways in which computer users would use a CD-ROM drive at home?

A CD Contains Data in Tiny "Bumps" and "Lands". Information on CD is stored this way.¨

A Laser Reads the Bumps on a CD. A CD's bumps are so tiny, far too small for a human eye or mechanical device to detect, but large enough for a laser to read.

Light Sensors and Processors Interpret the Data as each bump each kept on the CD as 1 and 0(binary). This processor interprets the ones and zeros to assemble bytes of data which can then be forwarded to the computer's main processor for interpretation. The computer interprets this data as it was originally written on the CD, whether as a complex computer program, a basic collection of files or even simple music. As technology progresses and processor speeds increase, the CD can be spun at higher and higher rates, allowing the data on the disc to be read and sent to the processor, interpreted and used more quickly.

What is Computers to which other computers connect called?

A Server

Depends on the network topology (design). Is the topology a token-ring, star, bus, etc? Server is usually the correct answer in general, but you also have switches, routers, and on older networks, hubs. Some old networks didn't use servers at all. All of the computers combined made up the "server" so to speak as they were all directly linked to one another such as in a bus topology. The problem with bus is that if on computer goes down, the entire network goes down.

What do you usually do on the computer?

One of the major uses of computers in business is to compile data, financial calculations and reports, and reports of many different kinds. Business, institutions, and organizations depend on information, their own as described above and research from outside sources. They're also used for sales and other proposals, publishing internal information, publicity, correspondence, and yes, emails!

These are just the most common uses of computers at work, there are thousands of other, individual applications for individual needs that are specific to that business, company, organization, or other work environment.

What type information system would be recognized by digital system?

A digital system can recognize digital data i.e. data only in form of 0 & 1, if data is not in digital form we have to convert it using analog to digital converters.

What is the advantage of using octal number system in computers?

When dealing with large quantity of binary numbers of many bits, it is easy and more efficient for us to write the numbers in octal form. This system is used to express large numbers as used in computers e.g. 16 bits or 32 bits used to express data, memory address, instruction code, processor status etc. Moreover, octal multiplication and division are more easy than the hexadecimal number system. As they are complex because they make use of alphabets 'A' to 'F' after 0 to 9. -

What is the maximum distance a IrDa device can send a signal to another IrDa device?

The maximum distance an IrDA device can trasmit is 1 meter. The effective range between two IrDA devices is 2 meters.

What are the Pros and cons of digital divide?

Digital divide is defined as the gap between those people that have access to the Internet versus those who do based on; class, race, age, skill, geographical location and the willingness to learn. However, some experts say there is more of a multidimensional view and that it cannot be defined by simply one sentence.

How do you use data in a sentence?

"I had to convert the data from the chart into a bar graph.

What are the latest trends in computer input and output devices?

calculators, um your input output cords tv to DVD (audio video IO), net bios, your computer (press F2 next time you turn it on before windows/mac starts). basic input/output system or syntax.

How do you ensure all the required hardware components installed properly at the computer?

We can ensure the required hardware's are install or not through by the click of my computer property and then hardware tab and then driver singin...here will be list or required hardware and installd hardwares..

How could one do laptop computer repair?

form_title= Laptop Repair form_header= Problems with your laptop? Hire an expert. Please describe the problem in detail.*= _ [50] What is the make and model of your laptop?*= _ [50] Is your laptop still under warranty?*= () Yes () No Do you want to purchase replacement parts?*= () Yes () No

How has computer technology helped students?

Students can access teachers, resources, and assignments via the web whenever and wherever they have an internet connection. For students who need to spend more time practicing a concept, online exercises and curriculum can also help them work at their own pace and still keep up with their peers.